Author: Rick Mc

Career gymnastics coach who loves the outdoors, and the internet.

Swiss Cup mixed pairs results

1. Marcel Nguyen/Elisabeth Seitz 29.750
2. Nikita Nagornyy/Angelina Melnikova 29.575
3. Cory Patterson/Jade Barbosa 28.750

Results.

https://twitter.com/fullgymblog/status/1064247834159902720

Brooklyn Moors verbals for UCLA

Will train elite through 2020 Olympics. Then grace the NCAA.

Heart this.

how many can fit on this platform?

Jumping Team Anzio

… attempt to break the record for the Most people to forward flip off a trampoline onto a platform in one minute …

Guiness

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AP reporter Will Graves on GymCastic

Will Graves is a mainstream sports reporter who actually understands Gymnastics. He was nervous to be exposed as a fraud when talking to Spencer and Jessica, but I found his perspective legit.

(Says he’s been schooled by Nancy Armour and Scott Bregman. 😀)

All three attended Doha Worlds in person.

Will’s outsider’s perspective is interesting in every way. I particularly liked his view on interpreting Simone to the rest of the world. The general public might not know Gymnastics, but they certainly know the name Simone Biles.

Will agrees she’s the most dominant athlete in any sport right now.

In fact, he ponders whether her performance at Worlds prelims might turn out to be peak Simone.

Happily Will’s daughter just started Gymnastics. Hopefully she’ll get him hooked for many years to come. 🙂

Listen up:

341: The Call Is Coming from Inside the House

Tony Retrosi on “tribalism” in U.S. Gymnastics

It seems inevitable that the current USAG will be disbanded.

Some organization will (eventually) replace it.

No former USAG Board members will be returning. But personally I’d like to see Tom Forster — for example — stay on in his current role. Perhaps some others.

Many in the burn it all down camp assume that everyone currently involved is responsible. That things will be better if everyone is new.

Why? There’s no logic to that. A brand new group of volunteers and staff will stumble and bungle until they get experience.

Tony Retrosi:

We must look for ways to FIX the problem. Not the blame. Fixing the problem is good for all of us. Not one side or the other.

I truthfully believe the best days of gymnastics lay ahead of us. We have great things to accomplish in all disciplines and aspects of the program.

We can work to protect ALL participants while remaining dominant at international competitions. Look at the genuine smiles from the gymnasts at World Championships in Doha and Russia. …

End the Tribalism In Our Sport BEFORE It Ends Us.

 

Arthur Gander Memorial Results

1. Jade Barbosa Brazil 14.250 13.550 —— 13.600 41.400
2. Flavia Saraiva Brazil 14.350 —— 12.350 13.950 40.650
3. Eythora Thorsdottir NED 13.300 13.250 —— 13.400 39.950
full results

1. Marcel Nguyen Germany 57.250
2. Nikita Nagornyy Russia 56.600
3. Oliver Hegi Switzerland 55.950
full results